Biodiversity Finance Plan · Investment profile 2026

Kenya

Restoring Degraded Land Through Finance

Africa

Results

What Kenya has achieved so far through its Biodiversity Finance Plan.

US$4.0 million investment needs for transformative impact by 2030

Focus on the Finance Sector

Kenya has identified a pipeline of bankable green projects, biodiversity expenditure tracking at both national and county levels, and piloting innovative finance solutions, including blended finance and ecosystem-based revenue models.

Biodiversity Finance Plan

Kenya is among the 91 countries developing national Biodiversity Finance Plans under the Global Biodiversity Finance Programme, with technical support from UNDP BIOFIN and funding from the Global Environment Facility.

Priority investment needs 2026–2030

Opportunities identified in the national Biodiversity Finance Plan, with the finance each one needs and the result it is expected to deliver.

01. NSE Catalytic Fund

Support structuring and issuance of a listed capital markets catalytic fund with the Nairobi Stock Exchange

Finance need
US$2 million
Expected result
US$100 million

Private investment & blended finance

02. Debt Fund

Establish agricultural debt fund for restoration of 150,000 hectares of degraded lands

Finance need
US$400,000
Expected finance result
US$60 million

Green bonds & debt instruments

03. Green Portfolio Reward Mechanism

Develop a reward system for Managers and Credit Offices at lending entities who grow their green portfolios

Finance need
US$600,000
Expected result
US$70 million

Private investment & blended finance

04. Green-Blue Bond Issue

Support thematic bond targeting marine and terrestrial restoration and contribution to sustainable economy

Finance need
US$1 million
Expected finance result
US$10 million

Green bonds & debt instruments

Kenya investment profile poster from the Investment Compendium

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